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Posts tagged stat
Mar 13 '12
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“A new survey of southern Republicans from Public Policy Polling finds that about half - 45% in Alabama, 52% in Mississippi - still believe Obama is a Muslim. A majority do not believe in evolution. And about a quarter - 21% in Alabama, 29% in Mississippi - think interracial marriage should be illegal.”
Nov 18 '11
Jul 1 '11
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“Women made 38% of the check-ins during our week on Foursquare. Among the top 100 categories, beauty and cosmetic shops and doctor’s offices had the highest proportion of women. Gay bars and tech start-ups had the highest proportion of men.”
Jul 2 '10
May 19 '10
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Because Every Country Is The Best At Something
You may be surprised to find out that Saudi Arabia is not number one for Gum Arabic and Brazil is not the leader in Brazil Nuts.
Apr 12 '10
Mar 31 '10
Mar 1 '10
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Fractions of a Second: An Olympic Musical - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com
“At the Olympics, the blink of an eye can be all that separates the gold medalist from the 10th-place finisher. In some events, this is obvious. But in others, with athletes racing one by one, the closeness of the race is harder to perceive.”
Feb 8 '10
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“A confusing employment report this morning: employment down, but unemployment also down. Nor is this a story about workers dropping out of the labor force; the report shows an increase in the employment-population ratio, the percentage of adults who are working. What?”
Jan 7 '10
Mar 25 '09
Jul 29 '08
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“Using a model Gottman developed in 1979, the pair surveyed 700 newly married couples in King County, Washington in 1992. They analyzed the couples’ 15 minute conversations using a scoring system that assigned a number based on each statement, expression, even pulse rates. … These numbers were plotted as a function of time and were used to make predictions as to whether the couple would i) divorce, or ii) stay married a) happily, or b) unhappily. They called this the “Dow Jones for Marital Conversation.” Every 1-2 years until 2004 the couples were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing their marriage and these were compared with the predictions. The prediction of which couples would get divorced was 94% accurate.”
